# Measuring hearing in children with developmental differences

> **NIH NIH R21** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · 2021 · $50,341

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
 Nearly 40% of children with hearing loss have a secondary disability, yet audiologists lack the
appropriate behavioral assessment procedures to measure hearing in children with diverse or complex
developmental profiles. The long-term goal of this line of research is to improve hearing health care for children
who have developmental disabilities by transforming behavioral hearing testing methods. The overall
objectives of the parent grant are to identify gaps in current clinical care and to isolate methodological and child
factors that affect behavioral data. The objective of this administrative supplement is to provide a
comprehensive research experience for a student in a clinical audiology doctoral program (AuD) who is from
an underrepresented background in health-related research. The candidate will be engaged in training
activities that build skills in responsible conduct of research, statistics, data collection, and dissemination of
scientific knowledge. Research activities are directly from the parent grant (specific aim 2) and are focused on
identifying factors that influence behavioral threshold accuracy using a novel observer-based psychoacoustics
procedure with 1.5- to 5-year-old children with different developmental status. This training plan is expected to
build research capacity for the candidate and for the field by (1) leading to methodological improvements for
evaluating hearing in children with developmental disabilities, and (2) preparing a more diverse workforce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10442081
- **Project number:** 3R21DC018656-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
- **Principal Investigator:** Angela Yarnell Bonino
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $50,341
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-04-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10442081

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10442081, Measuring hearing in children with developmental differences (3R21DC018656-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10442081. Licensed CC0.

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